To be completely honest, I was not sure why and how your blindness evolves. From reading your diagnosis I will keep my fingers crossed that it will turn out well. I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart.

You are right about blind stick-work. I am a mere beginner so I really have no idea how that would work.

About your (and others') well wishes - thank you. I'm sure everything will turn out for the best in the end.

Stick work: I mean, a blind man and a noob, what could possibly go wrong there? We should totally go all Dog Brothers on eachother and video tape it. As a warning example for everybody else ;)

2/04/2012 5:03am,

Tonuzaba

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lebell

we should combine the TD with medieval larping.

And Roman orgies. Or not...

Mackan, on a serious note: fingers crossed and keep us updated!

2/04/2012 5:37am,

Lebell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prone

You are right about blind stick-work. I am a mere beginner so I really have no idea how that would work.

Travel to Mexico.
You can spend hours there hitting toyanimals stuffed with candy.
You can return as a master stickfighter after a month.

This is why you never **** with Mexicans.

2/04/2012 6:50am,

Mackan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lebell

This is why you never **** with Mexicans.

And NEVER go against a sicilian, when death is on the line...

2/04/2012 8:33am,

Prone

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackan

Stick work: I mean, a blind man and a noob, what could possibly go wrong there? We should totally go all Dog Brothers on eachother and video tape it. As a warning example for everybody else ;)

Haha, we could market the DVD as a program for self-defense, DVD 1: How you SHOULD NEVER DO IT

2/05/2012 6:20am,

Hiro Protagonist

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackan

Stupid disease. Up until recently everyone thought it was something called RP, but tests came back negative. Now they'll put me in a cat-scan to see if there are any cats in the head, I guess. (Actually, MRI is booked for Feb 18th. Will know more after that. MY thought is that I have had some minor bleeding, somehow affecting the sight nerves. A lot of other explanations are far scarier...)

All the power to you, bro.

Now retina detachments and bleedings into the eyes are quite common with martial artists, so it's probably something harmless in the end. In any case, all the best, pal! Things will be alright in the end.

2/05/2012 9:02am,

hpr

Oh hai. Been hibernating on this front lately. I accidentally scored a sweet apartment in the making which won't be ready until around March 2013. Unfortunately this means I'm saving up like Scrooge McDuck until the deal's done, meaning my participation isn't all that likely.

There are still a few things that might happen along the way which could make it possible, but we'll see (as in we sell the current apartment early, get a dirt cheap place for the time being and so forth).

I'll keep you posted, cause I know you are already sitting on the edges of your seats.

2/05/2012 9:07am,

Hiro Protagonist

Hell yeah, you were the best roommate I ever had! :SoMuchWin:

2/05/2012 9:09am,

Lebell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackan

And NEVER go against a sicilian, when death is on the line...

Sicilians arent all that.
I've had several...'incidents' with them.
They usually talk **** really convincing, til you give em a first shove or punch.

Btw, a friend of mine and former trainingbuddy has a problem with detached retina aswell.
I really hope you'll fare better because he has had several operations, special meds and also eyedrops and they're basically batteling to keep the status quo.
On a lighter side:he is still to this day training and got his blue belt despite of him being half blind, which is fucking impressive.